A Running Swordsman

Object Details

• Artist

  Jaganatha

• Court

  Mughal Court

• School/Tradition

  Mughal school

• Provenance

  At least 1958-1962

  H. Kevorkian, New York, NY, method of acquisition unknown [1]

  1962-1963

  Estate of Hagop Kevorkian [2]

  1963-1965

  Kevorkian Foundation (established 1951), New York, NY, by descent from the Estate of Hagop Kevorkian [3]

  From 1965

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from the Kevorkian Foundation [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See untitled incoming receipt, dated June 23, 1958, copy in object file. The object was transferred from H. Kevorkian, New York, NY, to the Freer Gallery of Art for acquisition consideration on June 23, 1958. Object is described as, “Man running to right: Mughal miniature.”

  Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962) was a dealer and collector of Islamic Art with eponymous galleries in New York and Paris.

  [2] See letter to H. Elise Buckman, Secretary to the Director, from Harold F. Lenfest of the law firm Davis, Polk, Wardell, Sunderland, and Kiendl, New York, NY, on behalf of the Estate of Hagop Kevorkian, dated January 10, 1963, copy in object file. Harold F. Lenfest states that “Under the Will [of Hagop Kevorkian], the residuary estate, which include the miniature, is given to The Kevorkian Foundation […].”

  [3] See note 2.

  [4] See object file for copy of the Kevorkian Foundation invoice to Freer Gallery of Art, dated November 1, 1965, and marked approved on April 18, 1961. Payment was approved on November 9, 1965.

  Research updated January 8, 2024

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Imperial Image: Painting for the Mughal Court (September 25, 1981 to 30 March 1982)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)

  Estate of Hagop Kevorkian

  Kevorkian Foundation (established 1951)

• Origin

  India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1590s, 1600s

• Name

  Estate of Hagop Kevorkian, Kevorkian, Hagop, Kevorkian Foundation

• Place

  India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Warrior, Art, Shield, Swords, Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Paintings